NT Illegal Brothels Posing As Massage Parlours

[sqizza]

Interesting I like the comment "They (clients) get a massage and a root for $100,” one said. “I’m not willing to let a stranger inside me for that.”

Illegal brothels are rife in Darwin, putting clients at risk of disease and pushing legal prostitutes out of town – all without fear of police prosecution, sex workers say.

Independent sex workers claim there are multiple Darwin brothels posing as massage parlours and illegally offering sexual services at cheap rates.

Brothels are illegal in the Territory, but prostitutes can work independently so long as they are registered.

Registration requires a small once-off fee and health and police checks.

Prostitutes can also legally work with registered agencies.

Some Darwin sex workers say illegal prostitutes are putting clients in danger through bypassing these safeguards.

Others believe closing the brothels would leave women vulnerable.

“If these places weren’t around there’d be a lot more women on the streets, believe me,” one sex worker said.

“Grown men can make up their own minds where they go.”

Police have no dedicated officers or units to manage the perceived problem.

Commander Richard Bryson could not say if police were aware of illegal brothels, but he said operations were conducted “from time to time”.

“Police respond to and investigate breaches as required. However in recent times there have been no prosecutions or convictions for offences committed under the (Prostitution Regulation Act 2011),” he said.

“Statistics relating to incidents involving sex workers are not specifically recorded, as incidents are not categorised according to a person’s profession.”

This does not sit with some sex workers.

“Police should absolutely be shutting them down,” one said.

“They need to be making sure prostitutes are registered, for the safety of the clients.”

Other sex workers contacted by the NT News echoed this sentiment, adding brothels were hurting their legitimate businesses, which were already suffering through a seasonal downturn.

“They (clients) get a massage and a root for $100,” one said.

“I’m not willing to let a stranger inside me for that.”

One sex worker believed the solution was to legalise and properly regulate brothels.

Darwin’s Sex Worker Outreach Project manager Krystal Metcalf said the organisation believed in decriminalisation, but declined to offer an opinion on sex workers’ concerns

 

[garibaldi]

Not happy with competition?

 

[HappyPirate]

Ahoy;- S.A is the same, a time of change is coming, but even through legislation I cannot see the day when all the brothels posing as massage parlours and illegally offering sexual services at cheap rates will ever stop.
Cheers and Pass the Rum

 

[sqizza]

Ahoy;- S.A is the same, a time of change is coming.Cheers and Pass the Rum

I agree Captain HP the times are a changin.

The days of the massage parlours offering cheap rates is slowly being eroded as the girls become more money hungry. The cheap sex being offered when weighed up against a well established reputable businesses pales into insignificance. Basically the sex one pays for in a massage parlour is on top of the cost for the massage and usually takes place in the last 10 - 15 minutes.

A massage table for sex is great in restricting ones movements and positions

As the girls become more and more money hungry the costs will spiral out of control and the days of cheap sex rates will soon dwindle away

I remember the days when one could go out at night have a few beers or rums and buy a packet of ciggies and still get change out of one dollar ($1) (LOL even a bag of mixed lollies at the corner shop was sixpence)

But those cheap days have now gone and it will only be a matter of time when the days of cheap sex are no longer with us and are but a distant memory of days of future past

Yes the times they are a changin

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[HappyPirate]

Ahoy Yes Mr Sqizza, I do agree with some off your opinions but not all, times are a changing and for me, I hope to live long enough to see "prostitutes" as a legal profession, with working rights and health cover. As far as cheep sex is concern, there will always be someone, who has a need for lots of cash quickly, so they will drop their rates to get more customers, but at the expense of good service and the use of condoms. Adelaide industry is a large cottage industry, there are large firms/Brothels and mobile ones, we have lots of FIFO ladies as well. So in my mind, cheep sex with crappy service in suburban homes practice will not be stop in cites like Sydney and Adelaide. As far as I am concerned, I still will keep seeing professional W/L especially mature ones.
Cheers and Pass the Rum

 

[Obbie]

Most massage places are that close to full service if not full service it's gone from rnt to a lot more for a lot more money that possibly why there are so many shops opening up all over the place funny you see the ads non sexual service but for a couple of hundred you pretty much get full service it's not only Darwin but every where

 

[AnnaBelle1996]

Do it properly or not at all.

 

[XLNC]

It's not hard to see why these cheap (almost exclusively Asian) providers flourish: most blokes cannot afford upwards of $300-400 for sex with a 'legit' sex worker on a regular basis.

But you do get what you pay for (usually).

 

[Dez]

...Should sex be cheap?

 

[XLNC]

...Should sex be cheap?

Ideally, of course not. But then most people would also love to dine on caviar, pâté de foie gras, Wagyu beef and truffles and wash it down with a bottle of Grange at the finest restaurants, but instead settle for cheap Chinese takeaways because that is what they can afford most of the time (or always in many cases).

For me, $400/hr or more is an occasional indulgence or special treat. $250-300 is my more regular and realistic price point for FS, sometimes up to $350 for a particularly good WL if my discipline is compromised, with <$200 MLs being my most common vice.

Just economical reality, I'm afraid. Maybe if I'd studied harder in school or gotten into a dodgy line of work, like banking or stockbroking, I could afford to dine at Langtrees -- or even with some of those $800/hr PWLs -- more often.

 

[Darklord]

...Should sex be cheap?

A root is not always a root. it's a human urge much like eating that we all need. Should all restaurants be high class expensive ones when sometimes a cheap burger hits the spot?

 

[Sexty8]

KFC - finger licking good...??...

 

[Morgan Sapphire]

This one is a double edged sword. At one end , clients will come to see a legitimate WL and pay $$$ for an above average service. But I also agree with the comments made about the cost. Quite often a gentleman cannot afford the cost and DO go for the cheaper option.
I don't agree with these illegal places, but the only reason they are surviving is because they are frequented a lot due to what I said above. I also think that the high cost of living in this fabulous country has contributed to this.

 

[Bluegrass9]

I believe when a lady meets a man there is always a chance sex may happen. Depends on the situation, time and what has been happening in their lives. However just because it is there for the taking does not mean one should. It may not be just 20 minutes of pleasure but a life time burden of pain.
When you go to Langtrees both parties know the ground rules so more time can be had enjoying the moment.
And often what you pay for is what you get.

 

[Vivienne]

A former employer told me that one of his mates gets girls from China, puts them in some house in rural australia and puts advertising up. Maybe do this for 2-3 weeks, then onto the next town. The girls get paid a small portion of what he charges for them, but it is still more than they make in china so they do it.

its really mean the conditions those girls work under

 

[Vivienne]

Ahoy Yes Mr Sqizza, I do agree with some off your opinions but not all, times are a changing and for me, I hope to live long enough to see "prostitutes" as a legal profession, with working rights and health cover. As far as cheep sex is concern, there will always be someone, who has a need for lots of cash quickly, so they will drop their rates to get more customers, but at the expense of good service and the use of condoms. Adelaide industry is a large cottage industry, there are large firms/Brothels and mobile ones, we have lots of FIFO ladies as well. So in my mind, cheep sex with crappy service in suburban homes practice will not be stop in cites like Sydney and Adelaide. As far as I am concerned, I still will keep seeing professional W/L especially mature ones.
Cheers and Pass the Rum

prostitution is a legal profession in australia -it has already happened in your lifetime. majority of ladies I work with have private health insurance.